Freeverse Inc.

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Freeverse
Company typeSubsidiary of Ngmoco
IndustryVideo games
Software
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, USA
Key people
Ian Lynch Smith - President
Colin Lynch Smith - Vice President
Dino de Cespedes - Chief Financial Officer
David Joost - Channel Sales Manager
Steven Tze´ - Creative Director
Justin D'Onofrio - Producer
Bruce Morrison - Producer
Matt Korybski - QA Director
Lydia Heitman - Marketing/Content Producer
ParentNgmoco
Website-

Freeverse Inc. (originally Freeverse Software) was a developer of computer and video game and desktop software based in New York City which was acquired by Ngmoco in 2010. Ngmoco was itself acquired later that year, and shut down in 2016.

History

Ian Lynch Smith founded Freeverse in 1994 as a shareware company. The first product was a version of Hearts Deluxe for the Mac that used game artificial intelligence based on Smith's studies in cognitive science, the subject for which he received his degree from Vassar College. On February 22, 2010, it was announced that Freeverse had been acquired by ngmoco.[1]

On October 12, 2010, Japanese-based DeNA announced its acquisition of ngmoco for $400,000,000.[2] Ngmoco became the regional headquarters for all Western subsidiaries of DeNA, including studios in Vancouver, Santiago de Chile, Amsterdam, and Stockholm. However, on October 18, 2016, DeNA announced the closure of all Western subsidiaries, including ngmoco.[3]

Mac games

Original titles

Ports

Published games

iOS games

Applications

See also

References

  1. ^ Schonfeld, Erick (2010-02-22). "iPhone Game House ngmoco Raises $25 Million Series C, Buys Freeverse". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  2. ^ Buchanan, Levi (2010-10-12). "DeNA Buying ngmoco for $400 Million". IGN. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  3. ^ "DeNA shutters Western business as games "did not meet expectations"". GamesIndustry.biz.
  4. ^ "Freeverse overhauls Enigma 2.0 puzzler for OS X, more". MacWorld. 2001-06-07. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  5. ^ Samhain, Cynn (24 March 2003). "Legion marches to Mac". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Commander: Napoleon at War". Freeverse Inc. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Freeverse Releases Field Of Glory for Mac OS X". IGN. Ziff Davis. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  8. ^ "How to Customize Troubleshoot even Hack OSX, iBook Expanded, Control Lego Robots with your Mac, Get the Most Out of Microsoft Office 2001". MacAddict. December 2000.